Police investigate attempted abduction in Greenhills

Two men tried to lure an 11-year-old Greenhills boy into a car Monday, and police are asking for help locating the suspects.

The boy, who lives in the “B” section of the village, told police he was riding his bicycle at 4:15 p.m. Monday on Beckford Drive when an older model blue Pontiac Vibe four-door hatchback came down the street from Burley Drive and pulled up next to him.

The youth told police the passenger in the vehicle said to him, “Come on, come on, get in the car.” The driver reportedly then said, “Yeah, yeah.”

The youth fled on his bike and knocked on a neighbor’s door for help. The suspects did not attempt to grab the youth or get out of the car and just drove away at a high rate of speed. When he received no answer at the door, the youth saw a neighbor driving down the street and the youth yelled for help.

The neighbor told the boy to go home and tell his parents and then drove around the neighborhood to try to find the vehicle and get a license number, but the vehicle was gone. It was last seen turning right onto Burley Drive from Beckford.

The driver of the suspect vehicle was described as a light-skinned black or Hispanic male in his early twenties with a fade-type haircut with curly hair on top. The passenger was described as a dark-skinned black male in his twenties wearing a black hoodie and a black do-rag.

Officers canvassed the neighborhood for witnesses and searched the area for the vehicle and continue to investigate.

Greenhills Police Chief Neil Ferdelman said If anyone sees a similar vehicle in the area with suspects matching the description, get the license plate number and call 911, the Greenhills Police Department at 513-825- 2101, or Crimestoppers at 352-3040.